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The Hijiory of A N I M A L S 
Cervus cornubus ramofis teretibus , fummitatibus palmatis* 
The Stag ., with the horns ramofe and cylindric , a?id their . 
palmated. " - 
This is a large and very beautiful fpecies 5 it is not inferior to the elk in fize or 
flrength, but it greatly exceeds it in form, and has all the appearance of the deer- 
kind j it is of the fize of a fmall horfe, but it’s fhape is exa&ly that of the red 
deer : the head is oblong, large, and gradually fmaller from the region of the ears to 
the fnout, where it is not fo obtufe as moft of the deer-kind : the eyes are not large 5 
the ears are moderately long, and refemble thofe of the common or fallow deer in 
fhape : the horns are very large, and very beautiful 5 they are of a middle kind, be¬ 
tween thofe of the flag and of the elk : they rife with a very large cylindric and 
flrong trunk, which is continued to a great height, as in the flag, and in the fame 
manner as in that fpecies fends off it’s ramifications, but toward the top it fpreads into 
breadth, and becomes palmated fo, as in the whole to exceed all the other horns of 
the deer-kind in beauty. 
The neck is fhort, but very flrong; the bread; and fhoulders are very large, and 
the whole body feems calculated for extraordinary flrength: the legs are long and very 
robufl; the tail is longer, in proportion, than in the flag j the hoofs are divided in 
the ufual manner : the colour is a tawny brown, with an admixture of a ferrugineous 
red. 
This is a native of the frozen regions; there is no country fo far north as not to af¬ 
ford it. It is calculated for living in regions where the common herbage cannot grow, 
for it will feed on the mofs of mountains, and branches of trees. It is of vaft ufe to 
the inhabitants of the northern countries, as a bead of draught. Authors call it 
Rangifer. 
Cervus cornubus ramofis compreffis^ fummitatibus palmatis . 
'The Cervus , with ramofe , compreffed horns , palmated at 
top . 
This is a very beautiful fpecies; it perfectly refembles the flag or red deer in form, 
but is much fmaller, and exceeds not only that, but every fpecies, in beauty: the head 
is oblong, rounded, and obtufe j the eyes are large and prominent j the ears are mo¬ 
derately long and patulous: the neck is robufl, and moderately long; the body is to¬ 
lerably bulky and rounded; the tail is fhort $ the legs are long, flender, and yet flrong 1 
the horns approach more in figure to thofe of the rein-deer, than of any other fpecies: 
they are large at the bafe, and run up a great way with a bulky flem ; but this is not 
rounded, as in the rein-deer, but compreffed at the top j they are divaricated and 
palmated. , 
This is frequent in our parks, where we have a great many varieties of it in regard 
to the colouring, all which are, however, from the fame original fpecies. All the 
writers on quadrupeds have defcribed it; they call it Cervus Platyceros and Dama. 
Cervus cornubus ramofis , teretibus , ere&is. 5 
Tdhe Cervus , with ramofe , cylindric , and ereB horns . BfOT* 
This is the fmallefl of the Cervus-kind ; it is confiderably lefs than , the fallow 
deer: the head is obtufe and oblong j the eyes are fmall, but prominent; the ears are 
moderately long, and very patulous: the horns are like thofe of the common deer, 
except that they are not at ail palmated at the extremities, but are all the way taper 
and divided ; they alfo fend off a number of fhoots on the fades, and are rougher on 
the furface, than thofe of any other fpecies: the neck is fhort and thick ; the body 
is lefs corpulent than in any other fpecies, and the legs are flender, and very beautiful. 
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